#Lady/Lord Peverell

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A Second Chance - Chapter 1 - Fanfictionfan_01_1981 - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling [Archive of Our Own]

Harry is given a second chance by Lady Magic and Lady Fate to try to correct the mistakes of the past.

Language: English Words: 73,690

Chapters: 26/26 Kudos: 314

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Chapter 1

Harry sat at his desk in the DOM contemplating his life. He had joined the DOM after finishing his eighth year at Hogwarts to get his NEWTs, which had upset a lot of people who had expected him to join the aurors. He had few friends and no family. He had been betrayed by those he had held dear, in the pursuit of money he would have freely given had they asked.

On reviewing all of the evidence, it really all boiled down to Dumbledore and his meddling. He had encouraged his followers to do things they shouldn’t all for some nebulous greater good that he would never define. He would just give you his condescending smile, pat you on the head or shoulder and call you my boy, as if the overfamiliarity would excuse his behaviour. If you persisted, he would twinkle at you and spell you to leave whatever you were questioning alone.

By the time Harry had realised what Dumbledore had done, he was dead. Harry had gotten his closure years later though. The unspeakables had developed a potion you could spray on a painting that acted like veritiserum. Harry had used it on Dumbledore’s portrait in the headmaster’s office at Hogwarts. After setting up a dicta quill, Harry had interrogated Dumbledore for three days, as it took that long to get through all he had done.

Harry had been horrified and appalled, as had the rest of the unspeakables, when Harry had shared the transcript with them. So many of their past and current problems were the result of either Dumbledore’s actions or deliberate inaction. If they were able to go back and, if not get rid of Dumbledore, then at least limit his power, they could improve so many things for so many people.

It took years for the unspeakables to gather and collate the needed information to both send someone back, and give the person going back all they would need to succeed. Harry had volunteered to attempt the trip, as it was one way, and he had nothing keeping him here in this time.

[ellorypurebloodculture]

Title Tales (sorry, I'm reading a book that keeps providing me with excellent title suggestions, so I'm bombarding you today):

"I trust you won't take this the wrong way, but why aren't you dead?"

No need to apologize, Falcon! It's nice to have a wide variety to choose from. 💖

Harry Potter/Lavender Brown.

High Lord Hadrian Peverell hears the whispers about his beloved lady-wife, High Lady Lavender Peverell, and wonders how any of them could believe that Death would allow a feral Lycaon to take her away from him.

[charmsandtealeaves]

Well despite a very busy week, I actually also managed a lot of reading! Big win for me personally. This week is still predominantly Jily (no surprises there - especially with gift exchange fics dropped)

Read This Week:

Pinkest Bluestocking of the Ton by @wearingaberetinparis (Ch.11-)

WIP, Regency Jily, Rated M

Dearest Reader, the ton are abuzz with the latest gossip, and so it is my honour to impart to you the news that the Duke of Peverell has returned to London at last! A year after setting off on his tour of Europe, Lady Peverell's son has returned and rumour has it that his mother is preparing for the most joyous of occasions: a late summer wedding that sees her son wed the next Duchess of Peverell. It is my sincere hope that you have stored a bottle of wine for this most delightful of upcoming events for if ever there were a more determined mama, this writer is Icarus and this society paper has been scorched for flying too close to the sun. A Jily Regency Romance inspired by Shondaland's "Bridgerton".

Down Comes The Night by Wearingaberetinparis (Ch.1-)

WIP, Hogwarts Jily, Different Houses, Rated M

As the Wizarding World grows ever darker, the threat of Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters looming, James Potter – Gryffindor at heart, pure of blood, traitor by nature – and Lily Evans – Ravenclaw of mind, Muggle by birth, solitary of soul – are appointed Head Boy and Girl.

To Bring Down A Kingdom by @mppmaraudergirl (Ch.1-)

WIP, Forbidden Love Jily, Rated M

“If we do this…” “For all of time, they will say it was our love that brought down a kingdom.” A story about forbidden lovers, the battle between duty and love, and the cost of betrayal. Inspired by the film Tristan and Isolde.

Your Friend, James by @thelighthousestale

Complete (5.3k), Letters, Hogwarts Jily, Rated T

It is the summer before their 7th year, and Lily and James spend the entire holiday writing letters to each other as their relationship slowly changes from friends to something more.

Miss Evans and the Impossible Task (of finding a husband) by @annasghosts (Ch.9)

Complete (22.2K), Regency Era Jily, Rated T

Miss Lily Evans, the youngest daughter of a widow with a modest fortune, at one and twenty years of age knows what is required of her: to find a husband willing to support her and her mother. The problem? Men of the London society aren’t swayed by her lack of a dowry and brazen attitude. Luckily for her Mr James Potter has just come home from Cambridge and she can enlist his help to find out what men really want.

A Tale of Two Sisters by Annasghosts

Complete (2k) Lily and Petunia Evans, Rated G

This is the story of Lily and Petunia Evans, two sisters who couldn't be more different, but once upon a time, when they were little girls, thought their bond unbreakable.

Theogony by @clare-with-no-i

Complete (120k), Ancient Greece/Time Travel Jily, Rated M

The trip that Lily Evans expects to go on is the annual pre-dissertation jaunt to Athens with the rest of her Classical Civilizations PhD program. The trip she does not expect to go on is to 479 BCE, right on the cusp of one of the most important battles in the Greco-Persian war. Now, she has to navigate antiquity as she tries to find her way back to the 21st Century, God—or gods—help her. James wants to win this war. No, James needs to win this war. He is a man of honor and duty, and even if it means dying a gruesome, bloody death, he will go down in history as one of Athens's great warriors. He will suffer no distractions; not even beautiful ones who speak strangely and refuse to listen to his orders.

Drunk on You by @kay-elle-cee

Complete (4.3k), jily in a tub, Rated E

While on a weekend getaway with some friends, Lily steals away somewhere private to cool down from the sweltering heat and the alcohol in her system. James Potter, a (very fit) friend-of-a-friend who's tagged along, has a similar idea. Spilled wine, bare skin, and bold flirting do not help them cool down one bit.

Accidental Magic by @missgryffin

Complete (9.1k), Jily smut, Rated E

What else is there to do after confessing feelings in the middle of the night than spend a lazy Saturday in bed?

The Three-Minute Initiative by @annabtg

Complete (1.9k), Jily Speed Dating, Rated T

The first bloke Lily meets at the speed dating event is too cold and distant; the second one lacks enthusiasm; the third one doesn’t look like the type to take initiative. The fourth bloke is when she stops counting.

The Couch Chronicles by @jamesunderwater

Complete (3.1k), jily/jilypad cuteness, Rated G

Lily Evans thought Sirius Black wasn't her friend, but she also thought James Potter was just her colleague. She was wrong on both accounts. written for the lovely AnnaBtG as part of @jilymicrofic's 2024 Jily Gift Exchange, and inspired by this fanart.

Loose Ends by @abihastastybeans

Complete (1.7k), Enemies to Lovers, Thieves Jily, Rated M

Written for Jilymicrofics' Valentine's Gift Exchange 2024!! "He walked up behind Lupin and scanned the map, tracing his finger over the hand drawn lines, determinedly. “You’re part of the team now and you’re going to help me show Lily Evans who’s who.”"

Thrice Defied by abihastastybeans

Complete (2.4k), First Wizarding War Jily, Rated M

Written for Jilymicrofics' Valentine's Gift Exchange 2024! James and Lily defying Voldemort three times

there's nothin' like a mad man by @athenasparrow

Complete (1k), Jily smut, Rated E

Order Jily love confessions

Never Far Behind (Those Vivid Knuckles) by @uncertainwallflower

Complete (742), protective jily, Rated E

To wrong Lily Evans is to face James Potter's wrath.

As Good A Reason by @fiendishfyre

Complete (9k), jily enemies to lovers, rated G

James and Lily enter a competition to become apprentices to a famed Potion master.

Operation Jily by @nena-96

Complete (3k), jily, meddling friends, Rated T

Marlene is tired of putting up with James and Lily, so she seeks the help from Sirius and Remus in order to get those two idiots together. Operation Jily is set and ready for action.

Sweethearts’ Special by @tinyluminaryzombie

Complete (1.6k), Jily Coffee Shop AU, Rated T

What happens when your coffee shop nemesis, asks you to pretend to be a couple? "I’ve been staring at the stupid cupcakes for the past hour, and they look way too good. Anyways, would you be willing to join forces and pretend to be together for the free cupcake and coffee?”

Hell is Empty (and all the devils are here) by @nodirectionhome-ao3

Complete (11.4k), canon divergent Order! Jily, Rated M

When an Order mission takes an unexpected turn, James and Lily find themselves stranded together. In the aftermath of the chaos, sheltering together through the storm, a fire catches between them.

Between the Desire and the Spasm by @uncertainwallflower (ch.10)

WIP, canon divergent, modern with magic jily, Rated M

Trains are arguably the centre of everything. The sinew of civilisation for muggles and wizards alike. They are where all walks of life converge. Congregate. In synchronised traversal. Shared agony inflicted by the piercing screech of metal on metal, bonding all patrons aboard a carriage. And outside. A passing glimpse of someone you thought you’d never see again. Trains. They change everything.

Quest For Camelot by @petalsinwoodvale (Ch.10-11)

WIP, Quest for Camelot Jily AU, Rated T

All Lily has ever wanted is to be a knight, like her father, Sir Lionel. After Camelot is attacked and the magical sword Excalibur is stolen, she finds herself teaming up with James, a young blind hermit, as they embark on a quest to find the lost sword. Together, they face the threat of the evil Ruber, navigate challenges with a two-headed dragon and an ogre, and discover that they're more alike than they initially thought. Will they manage to return the sword to Arthur in time, or will they lose not only each other but also their dreams and the precious Excalibur? Based on the 1998 movie Quest for Camelot, but more plot and less singing.

The Librarian of Hogsmeade Village by @ohmygodshesinsane

Complete (8.2k), modern jily AU, Rated T

Lily's work as a librarian in the small village of Hogsmeade has kept her occupied for the past six years, forever keeping the wheels of the town on the track. As the holidays approach, she prepares to settle in with a nice mug of tea and a well-thumbed old book. When a new resident and his son arrive at her weekly story-reading, with cheeky smiles and big hearts, those plans are tossed out the window in favour of chasing love, for once - not escaping it.

Heart Transfiguration by @siriuslychessi

Complete (2.8k), Hogwarts Jily, Rated G

James and Lily have a study session on their 6th year where James starts to notice some changes in Lily's behaviour.

Get a Room by @chierafied

Complete (1.3k), Modern Jily AU, Rated T

The long-awaited trip to London goes awry when Marlene chooses to spend time with her boyfriend - forcing Lily to share their room with none other than James Potter.

The Duel by @reality-exodus

Complete (3k), First Wizarding War, Rated G

While the Marauders are studying in Hogwarts the first wizarding world blooms on their societies with the threat towards Muggleborns getting greater, unfortunately Hogwarts its not a safe place anymore, as the slytherins carry on the believes of their families in school grounds. What happens when Lilly is a targeted Muggle?

Just The Two Of Us by @arianatwycross

Complete (10.2k), Hogwarts Jily, Rated T

Head Students James and Lily face a perilous twist when a malicious potion surfaces in hate mail directed at Lily. Dumbledore orders a week-long quarantine in the Head Students' suite. With unspoken crushes lingering, the duo navigates close quarters, leading to unexpected revelations, lingering looks and forehead kisses.

The Wait Was Worth It by @rose-of-the-grave

Complete (3.3k), Hogwarts Jily, Rated G

James is trying to move on. Lily thinks it's too late. With some help from their friends them might finally be on the same page.

The Boy (In The Bedroom) Next Door by @eastwindmlk (Ch.1-5)

WIP, Canon Divergent Jily, Rated T

1986 Lily Evans has to move in with her new potion's teacher to finish her apprenticeship. There is one small issue, said teacher? Fleamont Potter, father of infinitely annoying and frustratingly fit former rival James Potter. Who she has not seen after leaving Hogwarts after her third year.

The Queen of the Quills (Jily Edition) by @elliemarchetti

WIP, Regency Jily, Rated T

James Potter, London's most evasive bachelor, an impertinent libertine, has decided to get married. He has also already chosen his wife, the debutante Lily Evans, a self-confident young woman who has not the slightest intention of being seduced by such a man.

[wearingaberetinparis]

Chapter 10 - Pinkest Bluestocking of the Ton - A Jily Bridgerton AU

Read Chapter 10 - featuring a poetic Lord Black - of Pinkest Bluestocking of the Ton HERE!

Dearest Reader, the ton are abuzz with the latest gossip, and so it is my honour to impart to you the news that the Duke of Peverell has returned to London at last! A year after setting off on his tour of Europe, Lady Peverell's son has returned and rumour has it that his mother is preparing for the most joyous of occasions: a late summer wedding that sees her son wed the next Duchess of Peverell. It is my sincere hope that you have stored a bottle of wine for this most delightful of upcoming events for if ever there were a more determined mama, this writer is Icarus and this society paper has been scorched for flying too close to the sun. A Jily Regency Romance inspired by Shondaland's Bridgerton.

[gulnarsultan]

what if voldemort created (romantic) feelings for Lady Black after the escape from askaban turned out perfect

There's a possibility that something like this could happen. Because Lady Black was descended from the Peverell family with her parents vastas. He belonged to the Black family by marriage. Lady Black had proven herself very talented from her school days. Lady Black was one of the most beautiful, powerful and bright witches of her time. Lord Voldemort does not shy away from anyone. The only reason he waits is to gain Lady Black's approval. He used to have Lady Black sit closest to him at Death Eater meetings. He chats with Lady Black after meetings. Special gifts will be given to Lady Black. Even if Lady Blackin chose to come to him voluntarily, that doesn't mean she couldn't try other solutions. Lady Blacki will make the Dark Lady. It will make the death eaters respect you. Lady Blackin does not hesitate to use spells and potions to make her his wife.

[birlwrites]

how did they decid all the family titles? like, moste anciente/anciente/noble. i'm guessing that a family is ancient if they were feudal lords, but how did they figure out who was the most ancient? is that title passed down? like, another family used to be the most ancient, but then they died out, and now it's the blacks.

time period! you're correct that having been feudal lords is what nets your family the 'anciente' title. anyone who was around and powerful enough to have Notable Opinions on the light laws is considered anciente - so, established before 1600

'moste anciente' isn't a 'there can only be one' title - it's just kind of turned out that way because these are the REALLY OLD families, and, well, it's hard to keep a family going for that long

these are the families who were around for the founding of hogwarts, essentially. (told you hogwarts is a crucial wizarding institution!) the blacks, peverells, and pierces are the ones i have delineated in my spreadsheet, along with the founders' families themselves (all of which died out/married into other families so the name died out rapidly)

at this point, of the moste anciente families, here's the situation:

blacks: alive and basically well, still bragging about their relationship to salazar slytherin

peverells: name has died out within the past few hundred years, bloodline continued through house gaunt (which only has voldemort left) and house potter

pierces: one member left, the current lady macmillan, who serves as regent pierce in the wizengamot. has one child, heir macmillan, and at this point she's old enough that it's unlikely she's going to have another one, so the seat will probably be left empty for a while if not permanently after her retirement/death

slytherin: name died out in the middle ages, bloodline continued through house gaunt

ravenclaw: family died out in the 10th or 11th century

hufflepuff: name died out in the middle ages, bloodline POSSIBLY continued through house smith but they can't do a blood test for it because that procedure wasn't created until well after any known descendants of helga hufflepuff had died

gryffindor: no recorded descendants of godric gryffindor

and then the noble families are the ones who weren't prominent before the light laws but nonetheless managed to finagle wizengamot seats. (the composition of the wizengamot wasn't as set in stone in the 18th century as it is now - there was a period where various people were essentially buying their way in by persuading people with wizengamot seats to introduce a motion to add their family. i guess they could still do that these days, but once the list of the Sacred 28 Families was created, people suddenly became very reluctant to make it the Sacred 29.

so the blacks have become the most ancient family by virtue of being the last surviving moste anciente family. (nobody knows who's actually *the oldest* because historical records are spotty that far back)

[roseunspindle]

 Bonded

- 4th year and Harry’s name comes out of the Goblet of Fire, marking him as an adult.

- this triggers a sleeping bloodline in him and inheritance from generations back, as Harry’s magic pretty much has a panic attack, as holding a lordship for any one family takes power, and harry has been ( as yet unclaimed, thanks for not telling  Dumbledore) heir to several houses (potter, black, Gryffindor, Peverell (death is watching and waiting), and now he’s lord of many of them which is a massive strain, so his magic is ready to grab anything.

- not only was one of his ancestors a dragon, but with the lordship of Gryffindor as his, comes a certain link to Hogwarts which is a bigger strain, as Dumbledore has let many of the castles wards and the rituals that would support the castle go, so his magic also searches for more and more, and hey, did you now marriage contracts and various magical bonds can help boost/support ones magic?

- needless to say, Harry doesn’t even get to meet his fellow competitors, as he gets knocked unconscious (his magic has decided that until things stabilize consciousness is not a necessary function).

- the goblins (who have been impatiently waiting for the young potter to do anything with his known vaults), are very, very done with this and send a representative to Hogwarts who is not going to be brushed off by Dumbledore...

- many families over the centuries have promised future marriages between them, such potential contracts have fallen to the wayside for various reasons and with his connection to so very many families, a lot of potential contracts have just been activated by his magic.

- harry eventually wakes up in St. Mungo’s having been removed from Hogwarts temporarily by the Goblins until “Lord Potter can be made aware of all the pertinent details of his life” and as “adulthood” has made Harry no longer under Albus Dumbledore’s auspices.  

- harry also doesn't know what to do with the, no other way to put it, crowd of spouses and the menagerie of familiars. The magical strain had been so great, partly due to his age, and that he'd had a partial binding on his magic, he hadn't come even in to his full adult magic. (When the healers realized that although harry needed the stabilization of marriage that he could support the power drain now at all was terrifying).

- Hannah just sent harry a “hope you’ll be alright cake” (she still felt guilty how she and her house had treated harry in second year). Harry’s magic, looking over any marriage options like a miserly book keeper, latched onto it as a “betrothal gift” and within hours of baking the cake, Hannah found herself at St. Mungo’s seated by Harry's bedside, a signed marriage contract submitted to the ministry. It might have been abrupt, but Hannah was a pureblood and had always expected an arranged marriage (not quite this way but...) so wrapping her mind around it wasn’t hard at least. (her mother promised her a lovely wedding later) and considering the drain on her magic from just being “Presumptive Lady Potter”, she understood why the need was so great. (i had been impressed upon her that no consummation on the marriage was necessary (and really, they were 14 so not likely anyways), her and Harry's thumbs had been sliced under the watchful gaze of Harry’s Goblin guard and Hannah’s willingness and Harry’s need combined to solidify the marriage bond. 

- When Daphne Greengrass is the next through the door, Hannah tries not to feel...a bit possessive over Harry (she’s 14 and he’s her husband now, whether he was conscious for it or not) but considering the pressure of the family magic that she’s feeling from just the potter’s, it’s no wonder another marriage contract has been required. Daphne curtsies formally to her, and re-introduces herself as “Daphne Black, Presumptive Lady Black” all Hannah’s training in etiquette have her nodding and offering her a seat. (she does inwardly roll her eyes that there is even (common) training for a multi-partner marriage). 

- Daphne herself is...pleased with the way things are going, granted she’d been trying to aim her dad towards offering harry a betrothal contract, not full on marrying the boy to partly save his life, and because the blacks, a few centuries back had an outstanding request for a marriage between them and the Greengrass’s that had simply never been fulfilled. She walks forward, at Hannah’s nod, and pulls out the ceremonial dagger, slicing her own thumb, then Harry’s and pressing them together. Hannah has to catch her when the Black family magic hits, and Harry is only the Heir to the family!... though his color looks a bit better, and Hannah, wonderful girl that she is, performs a quick episkey on Daphne and Harry's still bleeding thumbs. 

- She’s been eyeing Harry, and ignoring Malfoy and really, more Weasley’s fight with him than Harry’s (Harry just seemed to have zero patience for Malfoy, while Weasley is at least willing to apologize for things and admit he’s wrong). She’d seen Harry once, last year, help a Slytherin first year out of a trick step. No fuss, just helped. (Considering Slytherin students are both raised to near worship harry, for his potential power, and to be prepped to hate him, Daphne isn’t surprised the kid ended up with a crush. As her own families politics were more neutral, Daphne simply filed the information away...though the smile he gave the kid was...very sweet.)

- During all this Harry’s not actually been “asleep” or his body is, but him mind has been pulled into his center. He’s not quite certain what is going on, one minute he’s being told by Dumbledore he has to compete and reluctantly accepting it, the next he’s in a room with a glowing orb in the middle. He’s heard the teachers (and Hermione) talk about magical cores and he’s pretty sure that’s his. the problem is the color? stuff? something falling on it and covering it, he’s pretty sure that’s not good.  He can see where the “colors” had originally started to gently swirl with his core, but there’s to much of them. He looks around, wondering if he can do anything, when a shelf sort of appears, it have various things on it, and the one he’s drawn too first is a green scaled egg. He pulls the egg off the shelf, wondering what it’s even going to do, when it hatches in his hands. The small green dragon chirrups and flies up to his core, harry realizes it’s nearly the same color as his core and as it perches on it, it seems to slow the other colors down, not enough, but some, and his core seems to take on a fate scale like sheen to it. 

- Harry races back to the shelf and starts running his fingers over things searching. A cake suddenly appears, along with a golden sting and when harry selects those, the string unwinds, at first nothing happens then, (time is weird here, but he thinks time has passed) the string glows brighter, and then it’s attached to his core, and one of the colors, a russet red that reminds him of clay, moves a small amount of itself along the string, taking some of the burden. Harry hasn’t the vaguest idea what this implies, but he’s running back to the shelf, and looking at various spools, most old and dust covered, but there for the taking apparently. He doesn’t want to down in those colors. 

- since we all love giving harry a snake familiar... let’s say while he’s mostly finding strings that lead to potential marriage contracts, he finds some smaller ones too.  (not possibly so I can share some of my favorite animals...nope)

- one turns into a long snake tan snake with darker stripes and a head that looks like it was dipped into an ink pot when he picks it up, it says “hello” gently, before slithering off to his core and joining the dragon, which has been growing steadily larger as “time” goes on. 

- around the dragon now are small lights that the larger “threads” he’s been finding feed into out from his core, the dragon seems pleased with each new addition.

- the next spool harry grabs is one of the large ones again, with the “thread” a lovely springy green color, and results in some of the black color running along it, and a second orb appearing next to the dragon, who scoots in with a wing to be next to the golden yellow orb that had some of the russet color.

- Harry’s worried though, the next color, a steel grey seems.. bigger? It gives off a certain impression and Harry is pretty sure he’d just drown one of those smaller orbs with it, so he grabs two spools, one a beautiful silvery glow, with a faint rainbow sheen and another, though it’s from a different shelf, it glows, but also... doesn’t? it switches between a nice warm brown glow to almost looking as though it’s spun from brown fur...

- Luna Lovegood’s arrival to Harry’s hospital room is... not unexpected but still a but odd, Daphne and Hannah are both fairly certain that Lovegood’s aren’t anywhere near traditional and yet Luna seems to be very calm in her appearance. (Daphne is beginning to hope harry likes blondes...) but she doesn’t go to Harry just yet, “I need a wolf first, she says dreamily, can’t be a moon without a wolf.” Which doesn’t make sense until a very, very awkward looking Professor Lupin comes in. 

- Remus had always felt a pull toward Harry, when he’d met and even babysat the boy as a toddler he’d just assumed it was a natural familial feeling. A need to guard a cub. It was actually when he’d tried to visit the boy later, when he thought he could face the child, and Dumbledore stopped him, and he felt his wolf try to shred it’s way out to remove the obstacle, full moon or no, that he had second thoughts. 

- Actually spending time with young Harry confirmed there was something, and amorphous something, a pull toward the boy. Thankfully it was not sexual (he’d have tenured his resignation then and there) but he finally made himself look it up (he hated researching werewolves), and nearly did give his resignation.  Apparently werewolves... got “mates” as it were. the pull he felt, was the “potential” of Harry being his future mate. He’d planned to try to hang out with Harry, talk about Harry’s parents and such with the boy, but with this knowledge, he’d stuck to helping him with his Patronus and tried to keep distant. 

- So when he’d heard of Harry’s collapse and that old family marriage contracts were being pulled from the various family vaults and Gringotts was sending them out as they appeared, he waited with trepidation, and a tiny bit of hope, and then he felt it, the faint pull became an all out tug and he gave in, if this thing, his being a wolf could actually help Harry (and maybe give Remus somewhere to belong) then giving in was okay...right?

- Seeing young Miss Lovegood blatantly waiting for him made him pause, and bark out a small laugh. Of course, how would this odd bond not involve a girl named for the moon?

- they both cut their thumbs and Harry's, then with Hannah’s help, pressed their bleeding fingers to Harry’s side by side.

- as soon as the pressure from the family magic of whichever one hit, Remus understood why it had needed two. If it had been he or Luna alone they’d have been comatose if not dead, and this was the “spouse” bleed over. 

- Luna smiled as the magic settled, before turning to Hannah, who was the “head wife” and curtsied as though she’d been doing it her whole life “I am Lady Luna Peverell, and this, she waved to a paler than usual looking Remus, is Lord Remus Peverell.” 

- Remus bemusedly thought that of course Harry was descended from the famed and mythologized Peverells...of course.

- one of the odder moments in a very, very weird experience is when he picks up one  of the smaller spools, that he’s starting to think are for potential familiars is when it turns into the fluffiest bunny he has ever seen. Just a beige ball of fluff that cuddles it’s head against his hand briefly before hopping off to join the dragon, orbs, and snake atop his magical core.

- for those in the physical world, Harry’s new dragon side was hidden, only faint scales popping up near his joints belied his nifty new creature heritage. His new familiars however were not hidden, Hannah and Daphne had both been startled when the snake appeared and then a bunny of all things. (Lupin was there by then and felt his wolf sniff in interest at the bunny before logging it as “not for eating” thankfully. )

- another of the “smaller” spools caught Harry’s attention and when he picked it up, began to grow and grow until a horse with the longest mane ever appeared. It gentle snuffled at his face, and Harry found himself patting it’s neck. Then it reared it’s dark and dappled body and once again joined the others at his core. 

- no one in the waking world was prepared for a horse appearing out of nowhere. Well, except possibly Luna, who offered the horse an apple from her bag.  

https://www.pinterest.com/roseunspindle/harry-potter-stuffs/au-harry-is-an-adult-according-to-the-goblet-and-g/

https://archiveofourown.org/works/46683796/chapters/117573820

[ao3feed-tomarry-harrymort]

LADY

LADY

by Tokyo (Ainash)

Areana Euphemia Potter, or Areana Iolanta Peverell is a girl-who-survivor who survived a killing spell. She learns about the world of magic and goes there. Everything was great. She made friends, she studied magic, and she can stay at Hogwarts for almost the whole year. But she learns a terrible truth about herself. She is brought together by fate with the Dark Lord himself...

Words: 437, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Characters: Harry Potter, Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Neville Longbottom, Lily Evans Potter, James Potter, Draco Malfoy, Sirius Black, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Pansy Parkinson, Daphne Greengrass, Blaise Zabini, Theodore Nott

Relationships: Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Harry Potter/Tom Riddle, Harry Potter & Tom Riddle, Harry Potter & Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Astoria Greengrass/Draco Malfoy, Astoria Greengrass & Draco Malfoy, Daphne Greengrass/Theodore Nott, Daphne Greengrass & Theodore Nott

Additional Tags: Female Harry Potter, Male-Female Friendship, POV Female Character, Harry Potter is a Peverell, Harry Potter is the Heir to the House of Peverell, Slytherin Harry Potter, Soulmates, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Romantic Soulmates, Draco Malfoy & Harry Potter Friendship, Good Draco Malfoy, Bad Ron Weasley, I'm Bad At Tagging, Top Harry Potter, POV Harry Potter, Harry Potter is Heir to Multiple Noble Houses, Harry Potter is the Heir to the House of Potter, Heir of Gryffindor Harry Potter, Harry Potter is the Heir to the House of Black

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/48280522

[ao3feed-tolkien]

Divided Worlds

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by miranda_gilastorm (m_gilastorm)

Mordor is waking - and Galadriel can never resist Mordor's pull

Words: 3844, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F, F/M, Gen, Other

Characters: Galadriel | Artanis, Halbrand (The Rings of Power), Ignotus Peverell, Gandalf | Mithrandir, Legolas Greenleaf, Helena Ravenclaw | The Grey Lady, Eldarion (Tolkien), Original Dwarf Character(s), Original Muggle Character(s), Other Character Tags to Be Added

Relationships: Galadriel | Artanis/Halbrand (The Rings of Power), Antioch Peverell & Cadmus Peverell & Ignotus Peverell, Ignotus Peverell & Halband, Galadriel | Artanis & Gandalf | Mithrandir, Legolas Greenleaf/Rowena Ravenclaw, Galadriel | Artanis & Legolas Greenleaf, Godric Gryffindor & Helga Hufflepuff & Rowena Ravenclaw & Salazar Slytherin, Godric Gryffindor & Ignotus Peverell, Helena Ravenclaw | The Grey Lady & Ignotus Peverell, Eldarion/Helena Ravenclaw | The Grey Lady, Other Relationship Tags to Be Added

Additional Tags: Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Crossover Pairings, Self-Indulgent, Because I can, No One Left Middle Earth, Mixed-Up Middle Earth Geography, playing it fast and loose with canon, obviously

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[ao3feed-thehobbit]

Divided Worlds

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by miranda_gilastorm (m_gilastorm)

Mordor is waking - and Galadriel can never resist Mordor's pull

Words: 3844, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F, F/M, Gen, Other

Characters: Galadriel | Artanis, Halbrand (The Rings of Power), Ignotus Peverell, Gandalf | Mithrandir, Legolas Greenleaf, Helena Ravenclaw | The Grey Lady, Eldarion (Tolkien), Original Dwarf Character(s), Original Muggle Character(s), Other Character Tags to Be Added

Relationships: Galadriel | Artanis/Halbrand (The Rings of Power), Antioch Peverell & Cadmus Peverell & Ignotus Peverell, Ignotus Peverell & Halband, Galadriel | Artanis & Gandalf | Mithrandir, Legolas Greenleaf/Rowena Ravenclaw, Galadriel | Artanis & Legolas Greenleaf, Godric Gryffindor & Helga Hufflepuff & Rowena Ravenclaw & Salazar Slytherin, Godric Gryffindor & Ignotus Peverell, Helena Ravenclaw | The Grey Lady & Ignotus Peverell, Eldarion/Helena Ravenclaw | The Grey Lady, Other Relationship Tags to Be Added

Additional Tags: Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Crossover Pairings, Self-Indulgent, Because I can, No One Left Middle Earth, Mixed-Up Middle Earth Geography, playing it fast and loose with canon, obviously

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[realitybitesyouknowit]

Slytherin love Moodboards - NinaMaya - Anastasia (1997), Arthurian Mythology, Dracula & Related Fandoms, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Merlin (TV), Russian Royalty RPF [Archive of Our Own]

A collection of Harry Potter/Slytherins stories exploring different couples with unrelated plots

[vampire207343]

Potter twins

What if... James and Lily Potter has twin daughters, and their name are Athanasia Rhea (heiress Potter & Black) and Violet Lilian Potter (Girl-Who-lived).

After the Dark Lord attack Godric Hallow the two daughter of the Late Lord and Lady Potter are left to their muggle Aunt's doorstep with just a letter, during a cold night of October 31, 1981.

Grow up both Athanasia and Violet Potter are abuse by their relatives and Violet more so than Athanasia who was left on her own that she skip alot of grades that by the time she turn 9 years old she already graduate High School by then Athanasia Rhea Potter already discover the trunks

That her father left her to find when she turn 7 years old being the heir of the Potter family, she was left alot of books to learn from along with proper manners and etiquette of a pureblood since he was blood adopted by her godfather Sirius Orion Black which made her a pureblood unlike her younger twin sister. She was instructed by her father's letter to go Diagon Alley and visit Gringotts and she was told how to get their.

Even at ministry of magic Athanasia Rhea Potter-Black is registered by her late father James Potter and her godfather Sirius Black as a pureblood. With how the potter twins were raised Athanasia Potter grow up independant and travel many different magical Alleys even going to the Japan and China for a whole year after she graduate High school only return a month before her 11 birth day, but before she return she has commissioned a magical trunks that a cherry bloosom desgin and having her initial on the lock, the trunks itself it made from oldest cherry wood and have 1 kitchen compartment, 1 Greenhouse compartment, 1 Grand Libarry, 1 entertainment room, 1 Master bedroom and walk in closet, 1 Potion Lab and traing room for mundane and Magical along with being full equip with everything with the average size of a master bedroom. So the trunk so 7 vompartment in total it also anti-theft charm, Protective enchanment, and blood lock. Which the trunks cost her about 5 thounsand. Before she return to England she bought a computer and Iphone, Tablet that runs on magic. Since she need them to take Collage course online.

She also commissioned a magical focus ring which she wear on her middle finger.

3 days after she return to Surrey, Athanasia Potter is getting ready to get her heirship when she turn 11 years years old along getting a Inheartance test done as tradition for pureblood heirs.

The Potter twins got their Hogwart Letter from Rubeus Hagrid where he took tgem to Diagon Alley to go Gringotts and violet got to vault got some money for school supplies and some extra cash before leave Gringotts and it went unnoticed when they end leaving Athanasia Potter behind Gringotts, she also already got money ready along with extra cash for herself so after she did get the Heir Ring and Inheartance test she can go on her way.

Inheartance Test....

Name

Athanasia Rhea Potter-Black

Birthday

July 31, 1980

Age:

11 years old

Sibling:

Violet Lilian Potter (younger twin)

Heirship:

Anicent and Noble house of Potter

Anicent and Noble house of Black

Anicent and Noble house of Peverell

Anicent and Noble house of Le Fay

Relatives

James Harnold Potter - Father (deceased)

Lily Marie Potter née Evans - Mother (deceased)

Dorea Euphemia Potter née Black - paternal grandmother (deceased)

Charlus Fleamont Potter - Paternal Grandfather (deceased)

Primrose Evans née Hattaway - Maternal Grandmother (deceased)

Christopher Evans - Maternal Grandfather (deceased)

Petunia Anna Dursley née Evans - Aunt

Vernon Jonh Dursley - Uncle through marriage

Dudley Vernon Dursley - Cousin

Godparents:

Sirius Orion Black (wrongfully incarcerated)

Marlene Mckinnon (deceased)

Magical & Mandane Investment:

Micorsoft corporation- 50%

Apple Computer - 50%

Jaguar - 20%

Lamborghini - 20%

Dailey Prophet - 64%

Flourish & Blotts - 20%

The three broomsticks - 38%

St. Mungo's Hospital - 10%

Twilfitt and Tatting's - 85%

Property:

Prongs hideout - Honolulu hawaii

Lily Heaven - Monuriki island

Peverelle Castle - Athens Greece

Peverelle Manor - Kyoto Japan

Le Fay Manor - London England

Le Fay Villa - Beijing China

Potter Villa - Kyoto Japan

Potter Manor - Oxford England

Potter Mansion - Brooklyn New York

Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place - Muggle London

Magic Block

Magic Core - 70% Block by Albus Dumbledore

Eidetic Memory - 100% by Albus Dumbledor

Elemental - 100% by Albus Dumbledore

Beast speak - 100% Block by Albus Dumbledore

Natural Occlumency - 100% Block by Albus Dumbledore

Natural legilimency - 100% Block by Albus Dumbledore

Athanasia was furious for all the magic block on her person so she had them removed even if she had to pay the Goblins. And luckly Albus Dumbledore wasn't stealing from any of her vault or their will be hell to pay. And It wasn't long before Athanasia left Gringrotts and got her suppies and School books along with get few more she like and they are

-  Magical Maturity: A guide to your Magical Growth by Archeus the wise

- The Healing Arts by Jasmine Helios

-The Elements and How to use them by Emmeline Aqua

- Magical Plants and Herbs from A to Z by Frederica Myerson

- The way of the Sword and Magical Combat by Sesshomaru Taisho

- Crystal Magic by Aurora Kane

Before meeting with her sister Violet Potter in Madam Malkin's to get fit for their school Robe by then she already bought her wand

She chosen not to get a pet this year made in 5th year. Before return back Private Drive 4 until school Start in September 1, 1991.

It wasn't known very well but I discover a couple years ago that the Potter family aren't light oriented like every one believe them all to them the Potter dark grey oriented family but their are some who chosen to side with the light that not many know that the Potter are dark grey oriented wizarding family and not Even the Great Albus Dumbledore know the true oriented of the Potter family since Violet was one of the rare Potter born to have Light oriented magic unlike her elder sister Athanasia. But it was well known to Dark and Grey oriented wizarding Family.

1 week later

(Let's pretend Violet's eyes are lime green)

Violet Potter and Athanasia Potter both ready for Hogwarts they are already in the station they try to find platform 9¾ when Athanasia Potter

(Pretend her eyes are Emerald Green)

Accidently found it luckly she quickly got bearing before she could fall to the ground. By then she already in the middle of the term of her Online Collage.

Violet Potter end up sorted in Griffindore like both our parents but I got sorted in Slytherin like our grandmother Dorea Potter née Black. She became friends with Draco Malfoy, Theo Nott, Blasie Zabini, Daphne Greengrass, and Tracy Davis. And her friends are the only one who seem to notice Athanasia's unique eyes which look like the most beautiful Emerald Jewel they ever so.

During the Holiday Athanasia to leave Hogwarts and travel back to Japan since she completely forgot to buy herself new clothes since her old ones has gotten smaller and going to Magical china to buy the shoes she wanted. She also finish her first tearm of Collage online.

Before the morning of Christmas day the Potter account manager call forth the missing heirloom of the Potter family which has been past down from first born to child for generation the invisible cloak

Albus Dumbledore was hoping to give the Cloak to the youngest Potter so he took it out from the Potter vault but the cloak call back to vault before Christmas morning, before Violet even saw it.

A week later...

(Athanasia is wearing this loli dress)

(Wearing this on her feet)

Before returning Hogwarts after the holiday.

4 years later...

Athanasia Rhea Potter and her younger twin sister Violet Lilian Potter enter their 4th year and last year Athanasia's godfather Sirius Black broke out of azkaban last year to Save Violet from the real traitor of the Potter family and he died saving those "Golden Trio" Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and Violet Potter from Remus Lupin's wolf form from attacking them it didn't help anything that he was unexpectedly surrounded dementor and end up lossing his souls along side Violet's own godfather Remus Lupin. Violet Potter still feeling Guilty for unknowingly causing the death of Sirius Black and Remus Lupin. It's the catalyst that made the Potter twins to break contact from one another completely.

This year I heard from my cousin and friend Draco Malfoy who heard it from his father that Hogwarts would be canceling Quidditch and Hosting a Tri-wizarding tournament so their would be two other school going in Hogwarts this year.

(Athanasia's wearing this dress)

(Athanasia's wearing this shoe)

During the Hogwarts Express.

2 days After the student of Dumstrang and Beauxbatons arrive they had the feast before bring out the Goblet of Fire and the professor put alot of security and put prevent under-age witches and wizard from entering the tri-wizard tournament. By then every one who wanted to enter already put their name in the goblet.

It wasn't long before the champion of the tri-wizard tournament were selected the first was the champion of Dumstrang is... Viktor Krum, the champion of Beauxbatons is... Fleur Delacour and the Champion of hogwarts is... Cedric Diggory. The three champion was made to enter another room when the Goblet of Fire chosen another which suprise everyone when they already has the three champion and the last name to be call out was the unexpected one at that it's non-other than Violet Lilian Potter herself.

Which the student of Hogwarts didn't believe for a secound that Violet didn't put her name at the Goblet. So they turn their back at her like always everytime some thing gose wrong yet Violet still hasn't gotten use to it by now. The hufflepuff house were the more furious than any house in Hogwarts.

The first task the champion are required to do were to retrieve a golden egg

from a nesting Dragon that are protecting it, which is quite dangerous I'm suprise that Violet even survive facing nesting dragon who are protecting their eggs, even if she berly escape being mull by Hungarian Horntail if the dragon tamers didn't Calm down dragon.

[ellorypurebloodculture]

TT! "My heart is not thine - it is another's (you must find your way forth without me)"

Harry Potter/Helena Ravenclaw

When High Lord Hadrian Peverell finds himself more than a thousand years in the past, it's inevitable that he will change history. That being said, he doesn't expect to fall in love with the Grey Lady before she ends up as Ravenclaw House's ghost.

[charmsandtealeaves]

I survived this week.

Read this week:

In search of something more by @kay-elle-cee (ch.4)

WIP, regency Jily, Rated M

In the sunlit garden of her sister’s home, Lord Potter had promised Lily a life of her own design, with minimal expectations—her presence at community events, companionship, and an heir. As the two stumble into the routine of marriage and work to make a life together at Stinchcombe Hall, unsolicited feelings provoke each to start wondering if this is merely a marriage…or if it could be something more.

Queen of the Quills - Jily edition by @elliemarchetti (ch.5)

WIP, regency Jily, rated T

James Potter, London's most evasive bachelor, an impertinent libertine, has decided to get married. He has also already chosen his wife, the debutante Lily Evans, a self-confident young woman who has not the slightest intention of being seduced by such a man.

Pinkest Bluestocking of the Ton by @wearingaberetinparis (ch.19)

WIP, regency Jily, rated M

Dearest Reader, the ton are abuzz with the latest gossip, and so it is my honour to impart to you the news that the Duke of Peverell has returned to London at last! A year after setting off on his tour of Europe, Lady Peverell's son has returned and rumour has it that his mother is preparing for the most joyous of occasions: a late summer wedding that sees her son wed the next Duchess of Peverell. It is my sincere hope that you have stored a bottle of wine for this most delightful of upcoming events for if ever there were a more determined mama, this writer is Icarus and this society paper has been scorched for flying too close to the sun.

Verses Written in ‘74 by @annabtg

Complete (3.1k) lilypad smut, rated E

A birthday in the midst of war brings forth memories, desires - and one more night of what used to be.

Quest for Camelot by @petalsthefish (Ch.24-27)

WIP, quest for Camelot Jily, Rated T

After the legendary Excalibur sword is stolen, Lily and James embark on a quest to retrieve the lost weapon. Lily searches for the sword to prove she is capable of being a knight despite being a girl. James searches because his falcon, Marlene, is desperate to find it for her master, Merlin. Along the way, they attempt to outwit the sinister Ruber, navigate through magical obstacles, decode puzzling prophecies, and uncover surprising similarities between themselves. As their journey progresses, they both cannot deny the feelings growing between them with each passing day. Will they make it out of the quest alive, or will one of them perish in the ever-growing darkness that threatens to swallow the entire realm if Ruber gets his hands on the sword? Based on the 1998 movie Quest for Camelot, but with more plot and less singing

Only Nineteen by petalstofish (petalsthefish)

Complete (2.2K), Jily angst, Rated M

Lily and James discuss what to do about Lily’s unplanned pregnancy during a forced holiday up north after a mission went wrong. My prompt was for the May jilychallenge was “Skinny Dipping” and I decided to make it skinny dipping but with angst because I needed a good cry

Choose your own (sexy) adventure by @ghostofbambifanfiction (ch.57)

WIP, modern AU Jily, Rated E

Too many cooks can occasionally write a story.

[theclockworkmonk]

Out of the Mouths of Babes — Chapter 2

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Prompt: “Uncle Ron said something about Harry knocking Ginny up, but I don’t know what he means,” Teddy said.

************

"They can't be serious…." Harry muttered in disbelief as he stared down at the very official-looking letter.

"Who's serious about what?" asked Ginny, stepping into their living room.

Harry jumped and quickly tried to hide the letter behind his back. "Nothing!" he squeaked.

He should have known better. Ginny got a mischievous glint in her eye and darted around him, trying to get at the letter. They spent a minute chasing around each other, but eventually Ginny faked him out into tripping over the coffee table, and she quickly snatched the letter out of his hand with a triumphant laugh, making Harry once again wonder if she wouldn't be even better at Seeker.

"Ooooo," Ginny sang dramatically as she saw the emblem at the top of the parchment, "an official statement from the Wizengamot! Have they come up with a new award to bestow on you?"

"No, it's even worse," mumbled Harry.

"Oh, well now I'm very interested," Ginny teased, "am I worthy to take a peek at such official correspondence between such important people?"

"Well, it actually concerns you too, Missy," said Harry, crossing his arms, "so go ahead."

"Hold on, let's see if I can get the right tone." Ginny cleared her throat, pointed her nose in the air, and continued in her haughtiest tone,

"To the esteemed Harry James Potter,

After consideration of your actions to serve and protect the Wizarding World of Great Britain, as well as the recent discovery of your lineage to the Ancient and Noble House of Peverell, previously thought to be lost, it is with great honor and pleasure that we offer to restore your line to its former status by bestowing upon you one of the vacant Lordships!?"

Ginny dropped her character and her mouth gaped open in disbelief. "Along with the accompanying seat on the Wizengamot!" she finished quickly.

She looked up at him with wide eyes, and her face split into a wicked grin and Harry knew he would never hear the end of this.

Harry snatched the parchment back.

"Yeah, so in other words," he began before she could start getting her jokes in, "they're embarrassed by how many of their seats are still empty after half their members were thrown in prison or fled the country for being Death Eater collaborators, so they're once again trying to use me as their poster boy so they can look like they've turned over a new leaf. Except they clearly haven't, since they only deemed me 'worthy' after they found out which dead pure-bloods I'm descended from, so they're still the same navel-gazing, inbred aristocrats they've always been!"

By the time he was finished, he was shouting and he panted to catch his breath.

Ginny, however, still found the whole thing hilarious.

"Oh, it breaks my heart to see Lord Potter so displeased," she bowed low to him with a flourish of her hand. "Let me know if there's anything a lowly peasant like me can do to serve you."

"Yeah, yuck it up, Weasley," said Harry dryly, "Like I said, this affects you too."

She looked back up at him with a sardonic look. "How does your having to sit through long parliamentary bullshit have to do with me?"

"Well," said Harry, stepping toward her, "if I'm a Lord, that means that, if I ever get married one day—"

"Hypothetically speaking," said Ginny.

"Yes, then that hypothetical girl — whoever she might be — would become a Lady."

"Hmmm," hummed Ginny thoughtfully. She wrapped her hands around his neck and he snaked his arms around her waist. "So you think this is relevant to me because you're hoping to make me your Lady? That's mighty presumptive of you, Lord Potter."

"Well, I wouldn't say hoping," lied Harry. "It's just a logical possibility to consider, strictly because you're pure-blood, of course. But I'm still keeping my options open. After all, you know how much of a ladies man I am."

"Yes, of course. But you know…" said Ginny thoughtfully, tracing circles over Harry's chest with her finger, "'Lady Ginevra Potter….does have kind of a nice ring to it."

"Oh, but things would be expected of you, m'Lady," said Harry, "and you would definitely have to stop all that Quidditch nonsense. Such a vulgar and violent activity is beneath a woman of your standing."

"Oh, well, I guess that's settled, we have to break up," Ginny sighed, "We're just a part of two different worlds."

"I'll always remember you," said Harry romantically, "but alas, I must kiss you goodbye."

He bent down and gave her a kiss, then they broke apart as they cracked up into laughter.

"Come on, I'm not going to let anyone call me a Lord," said Harry, rolling his eyes, "and obviously I'm not actually going to sit on the bloody Wizengamot. Those seats are transferable, so I can give it to someone who will actually know what they're doing. My first instinct is your dad, but he probably won't want it either, and they'll do anything to get him off again. Andromeda would probably feel at home there, but could do some good. Or maybe McGonagall."

Ginny groaned. "You can be so boring sometimes, you know that? You have a chance to put Luna in a position of power, that would drive them insane! Oh, or how about Aberforth, that would be hilarious!"

Harry laughed. "We're not all agents of chaos like you, Gin. I swear, sometimes I think you're Eris in disguise."

"Oh, you think I'm a goddess?" Ginny flirted, "then I guess you better worship me."

"Hmmm," Harry kissed her again, but then sighed and pulled back. "Sadly, there's no time for that, we're already running late for dinner at the Burrow."

"Alright, should we go together or do you want to keep up the pretense that we're actually living in different flats?" she asked him pointedly.

He gave a weak, embarrassed smile. "I know it's ridiculous, and I might be a coward, I've just managed to escape your mother's disapproving stare so far in my life, I'd like to keep it that way as long as possible."

Ginny rolled her eyes but led him by the hand out the door of their flat, past the wards they had put up. Harry wrapped an arm around her waist, and turned on the spot, feeling the squeeze of Disapparition.

*********************

"Come on!" urged Ron, "I'm hungry!"

"What else is new?" laughed Hermione, as she finished a letter she needed to send and tied it to Pig. After she sent the little owl on his way, she turned around to see her fiance standing by the fireplace, bouncing on his feet like a child on Christmas morning.

"Honestly Ron," said Hermione, shaking her head, "one would think you haven't eaten in a week, and there's no way that your mother even has dinner ready yet."

"Yes, but her pre-dinner scones should be coming out of the oven right now!" said Ron cleverly, "And I might as well have not eaten in a week, don't pretend like I'm the only one who's sick of our sad attempts at cooking."

"Alright, alright!" said Hermione. She joined him by the fireplace, threw some floo powder into the grate, and together they stepped into the green flames.

"THE BURROW!" Ron shouted clearly, and after the spinning sensation and flashes of various fireplaces, they stumbled into the sitting room of Ron's childhood home.

Ron's excited smile faltered when they saw the sitting room completely empty, with no one there to greet them. He recognized the overlapping voices of his family instead coming from the kitchen, and with a rush of horror he feared that his precious scones were already being eaten by an army of Weasleys. He led Hermione by the hand across the room towards the kitchen, and he started to make out individual voices.

"I just don't understand why they haven't told us!" said his mother.

"He probably knows what we're likely to do to him," grumbled Charlie.

"You've been away too long, brother mine," chuckled George, "I guarantee you she's the one keeping it under wraps."

"In any case, we know that pushing the issue will do nothing but make things worse," said Ron's dad gently, "We just have to—"

"Scones ready?" asked Ron loudly as he and Hermione entered the kitchen, and Hermione had to resist the urge to swat him. The conversation he had interrupted seemed interesting, and her suspicions were confirmed (and her curiosity inflamed) when all talk instantly ceased the moment they walked into the room. Six heads snapped towards the arriving couple as Molly, Arthur, Bill, Charlie, Percy, and George widened their eyes in surprise and fear, like they were caught discussing something covert. Hermione also noticed how a few of them (mainly Ron's two oldest brothers) then narrowed their eyes venomously at her and her boyfriend.

While the kitchen of the Burrow was usually one of the warmest, most welcoming rooms in the world to Hermione, she noticed a distinctly cool, tense atmosphere this time. She looked sideways and saw that even Ron had clearly noticed, his eager smile slipping from his face.

There were several seconds of silence as the older family members' eyes all flittered between each other, holding a silent conversation that Ron and Hermione didn't know how to join. Then the loud ding of the kitchen timer made them all jerk suddenly.

"Wow, do I have great timing or what?" said Ron proudly, trying to ease some of the tension in the room, but some of his laughter died in his throat. His stomach didn't let him dwell on it, however, as Molly bent down to take the scones out of the oven, and the sweet, fresh smell filled the kitchen.

After she put the plate of scones on the table, Ron casually flicked a cooling charm over them before grabbing one greedily. The other Weasley men took their own, but they looked more like it was just something to do with their hands. While Ron hummed as he took a big bite, they chewed theirs thoughtfully.

"I should check on the washing," said Molly quietly, without looking at anyone. She grabbed a laundry basket and headed outside towards the clothesline.

"I'll help!" said Hermione cheerfully. She was always happy to help with the chores at the Burrow, but she also wanted to get one of the Weasleys alone to figure out what they had been talking about.

Molly didn't answer and continued outside with Hermione behind her.

"How have you and Arthur been?" asked Hermione pleasantly.

"Well, my days are still dreary, with no children left in the house," Molly sighed. "I knew that children don't stay children forever, but I certainly wasn't expecting my younger ones to hit so many milestones so quickly….and in the wrong order." She finished more quietly

Hermione frowned. Did Molly think she and Ron were getting married too soon? She had never expressed that before, she was overjoyed when they had announced their engagement.

"Er….well, Ron recently got promoted from Junior Auror," said Hermione uncertainly as she began helping Molly take garments off the clothesline and put them in the basket. "He'll be taking more serious cases now." So his career is well on track, if that's what you're worried about.

"I'm touched that you and Ron are willing to indulge that to me!" said Molly sharply

Hermione pursed her lips. Her patience was running out.

She stepped towards her soon-to-be mother-in-law and gently placed a hand on her shoulder. "Molly…"

For the first time, Molly turned to look at Hermione and the younger woman flinched back at the cold distrust and disapproval she saw in her eyes. Hermione felt a rush of deja vu, and after a short moment she realized where she had seen that look before: it was the same look she had received from Molly her fourth year, when the older witch had believed Rita Skeeter and was under the impression that Hermione was Harry's manipulative girlfriend, breaking his heart by messing around with Viktor.

"Mrs. Weasley...have I done something wrong?" asked Hermione weakly.

Seeing the hurt on Hermione's face, Molly's own harsh expression softened and was replaced with a wave of guilt. Her eyes got watery and her lip trembled, and before Hermione could say anything else she suddenly found herself being hugged tightly.

"No dear, you haven't done anything wrong," said Molly in a choked voice, as Hermione awkwardly patted her back, thoroughly confused. "I'm just being silly. I understand you're not choosing sides, you're just being a good friend."

Molly pulled back, and was smiling weakly at Hermione.

"Er...thank you," said Hermione, more bewildered than ever. "I don't mean to be rude, Molly, but I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about."

"Oh no, of course not," Molly winked dramatically, "There's nothing to tell, I'll drop it. Come on, dinner is just about ready."

Before Hermione could insist more strongly that Molly explain what the hell was going on, Molly picked up the now-full laundry basket and returned to the house, leaving Hermione blinking dumbly behind her.

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As Hermione followed his mother outside, Ron continued to chew into the warm, buttery scone, barely looking at his surrounding family members, the earlier tension all but forgotten to him.

"So….little Ronnie doesn't come around for dinner as much as he used to," Bill pointed out.

"He and Harry have been burning the candle at both ends at the Ministry," said Percy.

"Hmm-hmm," Ron nodded, engrossed in his scone, not looking up to see the stern looks on his brothers' faces. "More than we need to be, honestly. But because of Harry's saving-people-thing, he's always sure that the next case will end in disaster if the dark wizard isn't caught right now, and of course he would be lost without me, so whenever he's working overtime I am too." He shrugged.

"Oh yes, I think we're all well aware how loyal you are to Harry," Charlie said darkly, "Even over other, older loyalties, as a matter of fact."

"Charlie…." began their dad warningly.

Ron looked back up, and grew uncomfortable again when he saw that all of his family members were looking directly at him. Earlier, he had assumed that the awkward tension in the room was because he and Hermione had interrupted an important conversation, but it seemed to go beyond that, like they were pissed directly at him for something he had done.

"What's going—"

He was interrupted by his mother re-entering the house, holding the laundry with one hand and wiping tears from her eyes with the other. Hermione followed in shortly behind her, and Ron looked pointedly at his mother and gave his fiance a quizzical look, but Hermione just returned a confused, helpless shrug.

"The roast should be almost done now," said Molly happily, and waved her want to send a flurry of plates and cutlery flying to settle in front of where each of the Weasley men were sitting.

"And I'm such a terrible mother, I neglected something," chuckled Molly, and bent down to kiss the crown of Ron's head. "We all missed you, dear."

"Mum…" Ron grumbled awkwardly, but he saw his brothers look at each other with slightly guilty expressions, and as they followed their mother's lead, the atmosphere of the room became friendlier.

Charlie drew in a deep breath and sighed. "I need a drink."

"Excellent idea!" pipped George. He waved his wand and summoned a large bottle of firewhiskey from the cabinet along with several glasses, which zoomed right past Molly's face, causing her to jump and shriek.

"For the last time, only the cook can summon in the kitchen!" Molly scolded him, "I won't have this room devolve in complete chaos of flying objects until someone gets a concussion!"

"And I know you don't always act like it, but you are all of age," said Arthur, raising his eyebrows at George pouring several glasses of whiskey, "so I see no reason why you can't bring your own drinking supplies instead of raiding mine."

Molly huffed. "Well maybe it will be best if we stopped keeping that poison in the house—"

She stopped abruptly as they heard a faint pop from outside, coming from down the pathway, and Ron knew that Harry and Ginny must have arrived. Instead of beaming and rushing out into the garden to greet her two favorite children, however, Ron saw his mother gasp and a bit of the color drain from her face. His family members all looked at each other with that same expression he first saw when he came into the room.

Charlie gave a low growl and picked up a glass. "Yup. Definitely need a drink."

[miss-agliz]

Chapter 2: Introduction to society

Potter Manor, in Stinchcombe, was boiling with activity that morning. The whole Potter family had come spend the week to prepare for one of the most signaled events of the year, the introduction to society of the new Heirs and Heiresses to the Wizengamot seats. Celebrated in a decorated Chamber of the Wizengamot yearly every third friday of april, it was a dinner and dance ideal to make future connections and let the children make friends before joining Hogwarts.

This year it was little James Potter's turn to make his first appearence. And 1967 was going to be full with introductions, many families had had children around that time, and even if they weren't the next member in line they had to go and accompany their families. That was the reason why Ignotus Potter, now 15, had to leave Hogwarts for a week in his OWL's year.

"James! Don't play with your food" scolded Euphemia, watching her son play with the breakfast.

Euphemia Potter, the third daughter of a secondary branch of the Mitry family, was a tall and beautiful woman even in the relatively advanced age of 59, had half-grey half-dark-brown hair neatly put in a low bun and honey eyes that still sparked with mischief every now and then, was pale as an statue and only laughed to her husband's bad jokes.

"Are you nervous about tonight, Jamie?" asked his father.

"No. Frankie will be there, and Nina, and Igny, and the Prewett twins and Molly" the child explained animatedly. "And I will make more friends!"

"Is that so? Well, maybe I shouldn't go then if you have so much friends already" teased his cousin.

"Ignotous..." warned Aunt Dorea.

"No! I want you to come, Igny! Everything is more fun with you!" affirmed James as an absolute, like seven year olds tend to do.

"Well, now, you two have to finish breakfast and go bath. Didy and Dixy are waiting."

"Yes, mom" ; "Yes, Aunt Euphemia".

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It was early evening, barely past six, when all six members of the Potter family got into the fireplace and Floo-ed to the Ministry of Magic.

The fireplace aisle was getting full of families in their best clothes. Purple, golden, turquoise and any other color on the wheel could be seen on sparkling and shimmering robes worn by the Lords and Ladies of the Wizengamot.

The Chamber of the Wizengamot was almost unrecognizable. The enlarged citizen's gallery and the chairs on an enlarged Wizengamot stands had been substitued by tables and chairs for dinner, and the center floor had been cleared to have enough space for dancing - a small chamber orchestra sat on the side, waiting.

"Lady Peverell, how good to see you" a woman said when she got to the group.

"Zoelle! How many times do I have to tell tou to call me by my name?" laughed Euphemia "We're cousins, let's act like it"

"Whatever you want, mylady" joked her cousin. "Now, let's see how pretty is dear Jamie today" she said crouching down to the child's level and pinching his cheek "Cute as ever! You look so much like your father when he was your age." Then she added in a badly hidden whisper "Nina and the Prewetts are already on a table, go see if you can find them."

James took running towards the stands, trying to find his friends, followed by his concerned teen cousin. Leaving the adults to catch up.

“Fleamont, you’ve been ignoring my letters” Lady Gamp’s voice, Zoelle’s voice, suddenly changed to a serious only-business tone.

“Must we do this now? This is a party, Zoelle” was his response.

“Seeing as you do not try to do it at all, yes. This conversation must be had, would you rather I talk to Lord Nott or Lord Black instead? Lord Greengrass agrees with me in that we need to find more powerful allies, and you are on the top, Fleamont.”

“That’s very Slytherin, for a Ravenclaw”

“So are your answers. I wasn’t aware that Gryffindors ran away of challenges” she pointed out. “Also, it’s been years since we graduated, we both know that houses aren’t that big of a deal in the big world.”

“Come over to the Manor tomorrow for lunch, tell Lord Greengrass to also come. And bring everything you have.”

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“Now, Sirius, do not run, do not mess your clothes, and I better not hear your voice if no one talks to you first” a very pale and imposing witch with silky dark-hair in a knot wearing an elegant bottle green robe instructed in a very cold voice.

“Yes, mother” answered an also pale and dark-haired child, dressed in an also bottle green suit, his long wavy hair held by a silver bow.

“Stay next to your brother and your cousins at all times. If you or Regulus need anything, tell Andromeda first. And use full names, child.”

“Yes, mother.”